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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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