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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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