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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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