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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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