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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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