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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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