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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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