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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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