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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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