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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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