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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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