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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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