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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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