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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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