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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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