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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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