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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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