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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important 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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