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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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