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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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