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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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