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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important 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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