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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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