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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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