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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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