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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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