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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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