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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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