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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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