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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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