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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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