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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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