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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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