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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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