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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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