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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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