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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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