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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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