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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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