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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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