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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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