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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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