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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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