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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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