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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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