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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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