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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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