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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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