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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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