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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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