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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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