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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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