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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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