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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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