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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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