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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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