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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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