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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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