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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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