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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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