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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies 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 we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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