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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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