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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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