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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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