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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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