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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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