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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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