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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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