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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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