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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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