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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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