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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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