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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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