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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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