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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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