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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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