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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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