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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business 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 institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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