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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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