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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses 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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