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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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