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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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