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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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