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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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