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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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