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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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