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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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