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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free 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 institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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