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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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