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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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