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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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