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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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