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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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