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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources