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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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