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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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