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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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