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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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