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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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