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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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