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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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