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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important 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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