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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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