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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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