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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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