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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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