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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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