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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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