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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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