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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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