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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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