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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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