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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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