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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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