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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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