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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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