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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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