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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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