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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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