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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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