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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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