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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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