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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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