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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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