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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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