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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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