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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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