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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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