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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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