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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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