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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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