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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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