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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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