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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major 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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