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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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