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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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