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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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