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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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