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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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