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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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