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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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