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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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