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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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