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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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