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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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