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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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