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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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