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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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