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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education