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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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