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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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