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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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