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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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