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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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