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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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