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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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