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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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