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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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