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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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