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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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