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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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