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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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