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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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