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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What 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 manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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