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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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