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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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