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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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