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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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