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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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