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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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