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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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