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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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