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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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