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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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