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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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