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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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