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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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