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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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