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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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