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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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