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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major 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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