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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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