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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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