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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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