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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the 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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