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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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