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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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