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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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