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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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