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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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