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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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