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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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