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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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