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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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