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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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