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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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