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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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