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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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