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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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