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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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