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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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