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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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