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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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