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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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