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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants 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 online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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