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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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