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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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