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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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