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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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