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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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