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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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