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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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