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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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