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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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