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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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