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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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