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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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