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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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