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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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