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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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