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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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