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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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