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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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