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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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