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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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