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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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