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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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