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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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