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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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