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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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