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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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