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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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