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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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