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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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