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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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