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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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