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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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