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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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