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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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