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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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