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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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