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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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