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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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