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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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