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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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