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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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