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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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