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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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