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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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