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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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