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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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