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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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