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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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