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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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