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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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