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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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