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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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