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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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