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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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