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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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