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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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