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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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