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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education