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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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