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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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