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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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