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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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