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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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