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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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