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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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