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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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