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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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