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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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