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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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