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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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