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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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