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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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