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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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