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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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