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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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