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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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