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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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