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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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