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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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