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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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