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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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