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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations 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 massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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