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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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