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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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