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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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