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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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