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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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