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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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