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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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