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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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