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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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