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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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