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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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