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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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