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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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