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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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