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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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