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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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