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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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