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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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