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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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