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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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