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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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