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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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