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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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