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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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