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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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