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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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