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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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