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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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