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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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