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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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