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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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