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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. 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 massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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