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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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