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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major 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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