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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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