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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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