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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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