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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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