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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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