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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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