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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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