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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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