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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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