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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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