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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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