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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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