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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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