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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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