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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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