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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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