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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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