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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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