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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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