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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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