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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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