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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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