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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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