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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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