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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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