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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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