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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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