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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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