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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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