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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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