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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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