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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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