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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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