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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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