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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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