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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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