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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models 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 in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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