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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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