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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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