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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews 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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