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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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