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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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