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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? 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 innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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