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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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