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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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