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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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