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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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