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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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