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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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