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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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