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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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