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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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