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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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