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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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