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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors 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 MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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