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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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