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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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