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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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