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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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