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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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