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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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