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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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