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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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