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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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