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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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