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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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