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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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