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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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