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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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