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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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