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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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