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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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