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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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