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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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