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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key 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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