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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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