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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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