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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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