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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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