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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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