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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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