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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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