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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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