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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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