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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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