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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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