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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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