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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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