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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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