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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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