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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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