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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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