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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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