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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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