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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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