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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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