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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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