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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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