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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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