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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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