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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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