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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major 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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