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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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