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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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