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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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