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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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