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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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