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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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