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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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