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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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