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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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