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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally 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 online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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