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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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