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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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