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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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