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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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