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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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