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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations 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 institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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