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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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