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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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