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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers 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 evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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