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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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