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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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