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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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