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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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