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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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