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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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