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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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