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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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