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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources