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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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