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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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