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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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