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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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