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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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