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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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