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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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