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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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