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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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