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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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