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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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