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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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