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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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