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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor 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 procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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