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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure 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 massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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