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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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