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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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