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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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