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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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