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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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