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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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