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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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