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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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