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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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