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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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