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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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