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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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