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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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