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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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