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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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