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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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