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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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