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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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