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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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