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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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