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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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