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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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