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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions 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 we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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