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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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