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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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