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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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