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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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