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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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