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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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