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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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