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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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