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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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