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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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