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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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