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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education