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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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