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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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