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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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