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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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