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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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