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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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