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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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