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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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