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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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