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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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