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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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